There were thousands of non-combat casualties due to dehydration, mostly among Bolivian troops.
Only 900 Bolivian troops managed to slip away.
The result was that 200 Bolivian troops were killed and 1,200 surrendered, with the Paraguayans losing only a few dozen men.
On 15 July, the Bolivian troops retreated unmolested from the pocket, carrying out all their heavy equipment with them.
They surrounded the Bolivian troops through three simultaneous operations.
The Bolivian troops, quite few in number, decided to make a stand in the town of Calama.
He was to lead the Bolivian troops to victory at Montenegro.
Mr. Guevara was killed by Bolivian troops in 1967 and his body buried at a secret site.
Bolivian troops crushed a secession attempt in the "Republic of Acre".
The Bolivian troops handled Che roughly and repeatedly threatened him.